Athelstan King

The Monk and The Viking (ILLUSTRATED) Athelstan King

The illustrated edition of The Monk and The Viking. Includes 15 small line art drawings in the margins. "Snoring on the bed was the biggest man Floki had ever seen. Both in height and in girth. In the lamplight, the youth's black curls shone and his skin glowed. It was as if light radiated from his flesh. It was the man from his dreams! Floki wanted nothing more than to touch him. What was someone this beautiful doing somewhere so isolated?"9th Century Ireland and Norway. One stormy night, their worlds collide... When the Vikings arrive at the little Irish monastery, they are ordered to kill any monk they see and take their golden treasures. One monk, Brother Aiden, manages to sleep through the raid. One Viking, Floki, stumbles across him, snoring in his cell. Captivated with the sleeping monk, Floki convinces his elder brother, Harald, to let him take Brother Aiden back to Norway as his thrall. Brother Aiden has no choice but to go. While he's grateful that these Viking raiders have spared his life, Brother Aiden is terrified. Eventually, Floki's kindness wins him over. However, Harald isn't happy with the love blossoming between the two men... Filled with less than chaste cuddles, handsome monks and Vikings, and concerns regarding saving a heathen soul, this M/M romance is intended for mature readers only.